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| First Name & Last Initial |
Novel |
Author |
Vocabulary Word |
Context |
Definition |
Synonym |
Antonym |
| TeacherMason |
Feed |
M.T. Anderson |
harbor |
"We support failing economies. We give harbor to many who seek our shores. We are trying to do what is right. |
harbor: A place of shelter; a refuge |
shelter |
expose |
| Kate R. |
Diary of a Wimpy Kid |
Jeff Kinney |
Transformation |
"When a child begins to experience the changes that with adolescence, the transformation can be uncomfortable, awkward, or even frightening. |
Transformation: a qualitative change |
conversion |
preservation |
| Jessica S. |
The Sky is Everywhere |
Jandy Nelson |
Flouncing |
"I can almost see Bails flouncing around him, coming up from behind and dropping her arms around his neck the way she always did." |
Flouncing: to move with quick, flinging motions of the body. |
Stumble |
Gracefully |
| Fallon W. |
Blister |
Susan Shreve |
Absentmindedly |
"She loved the way her dad sometimes kissed the top of her head absentmindedly." |
Absent minded: Of a person's behavior or manner. |
Absently |
Scatty |
| Connor M. |
Point Blank |
Antony Horowitz |
winde |
"There was undergrowth and the fence sort of caught me." He rubbed his leg and winced. |
wince to draw back or tense the body, as from pain or from a blow. |
flintch |
comfort |
| Guadalupe T. |
survival |
paul dowswell |
Devour |
"a blazing ball of hydrogen gas devours the worlds greatest airship" |
Devour to destroy completely |
Eat |
Hoard |